I Don't Care Anymore

For the George Harrison song, see I Don't Care Anymore (George Harrison song).

"I Don't Care Anymore"
Single by Phil Collins
from the album Hello, I Must Be Going!
B-side"The West Side"
ReleasedFebruary 1983
Recorded1982
GenreRock
Length
  • 5:03 (album version)
  • 4:45 (7" single edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)Phil Collins
Producer(s)
Phil Collins singles chronology
"You Can't Hurry Love"
(1982) 		"I Don't Care Anymore"
(1983) 		"Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away"
(1983)
Music video
"I Don't Care Anymore" on YouTube

"I Don't Care Anymore" is a song written, performed, and produced by the English drummer Phil Collins (with co-production by Hugh Padgham). It was the second US single from Collins' second solo studio album, Hello, I Must Be Going! (1982). It became a moderate US hit, peaking at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100. It did not see a UK release; however, it was released as the third single in various other countries such as Germany and Australia.

This song is considered 'dark' in tone, and is comparable to Collins' earlier hit single "In the Air Tonight", as both contain powerful drum kit along with simplistic synthesizers and guitar riffs, coupled with angry lyrics directed at Collins' failed first marriage.[1] The drums also illustrate the gated reverb recording technique that defined Collins' sound throughout the 1980s. During "I Don't Care Anymore", the drum track switches several times between "standard" studio sound and a gated reverb overlay. Cashbox noted that with the song's "sparse synthesizer and guitar arrangements" the drumming provides most of the emotional expression.[2] Billboard said that "Collins combines R&B inclinations with his Genesis for a moody, brooding cry of rebellion."[3]

The song earned Collins his first Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance in 1984, which was won by Michael Jackson for "Beat It".[4]

  1. ^ "3. 'I Don't Care Anymore' | Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Phil Collins Songs". Rolling Stone. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 12 February 1983. p. 8. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Top Single Picks". Billboard. 12 February 1983. p. 59. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  4. ^ "BIOGRAPHY: Phil Collins Lifetime". Lifetimetv.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.